Expected new EU rules on executive pay in public companies. How might they impact Belgian listed companies?
Is Belgium a step ahead of the game? Over the past five years, pay policies in public companies and financial services have been under deep scrutiny. To increase transparency on pay, there has been a shift from mere recommendations to more stringent rules set down in law, especially in the field of financial services. While
Allowances for business trips of more than 30 days
Social security and tax authorities on the same page In accordance with Belgian legislation, social security contributions are due on any advantage in money or which can be expressed in money, granted by the employer to the employee as a counterpart for labour, and to which the employee is directly or indirectly entitled through his
EU FTT: the long and winding road to …?
After a number of months in which the proposal for an EU Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) has been on hold, the meeting of the FTT Council Working Party held on 12 December provided a clear opportunity for the process to move forward. Ahead of the meeting, there had been reports in some parts of the
Update on recent VAT developments in Belgium
At the end of each calendar year, a number of important decisions that could have an influence on the VAT situation of your business are usually taken by government officials. Therefore please find below a recap of the most relevant decisions that have already been taken or have been launched for approval in Parliament. Change
Denial of tax benefits resulting from different treatment for income earned in another Member State incompatible with EU law
On 12 December 2013, Belgium was sentenced by the European Court of Justice for breaching EU-law and, more precisely article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (freedom of establishment). The case at hand concerned a married couple with 2 children, resident in Belgium. With respect to their tax returns for
Transitional regime extended for the year 2014 & Opening of infrindgement procedure against Italy
Belgian VAT Tax point rules: extension of the transitional regime by one year Based on the implementation of the Invoicing Directive 2010/45/EU in Belgium, the issuance of an invoice prior to a taxable event is no longer considered as a tax point for Belgian VAT purposes as of 1st January 2013. As a result thereof,
The EU FTT: a “non-starter” or “just an issue of how”?
In this Newsflash we take stock of the very latest position on the EU FTT, including what institutions can expect to happen next Background Earlier this month, Christian Noyer, the Head of the French Central Bank, was quoted in an interview with the Financial Times as saying that “the Commission’s proposal [for an EU FTT]
Major change in customs duties as of 1 January 2014
In the course of the past months, we had the opportunity to draw your attention to a major change to customs duties applicable in the EU as from 1 January 2014. Today, (three weeks from the deadline) we once again want to stress the potential impact of this modification on the customs duties your company
